Britain will have ‘generation of pensioner landlords’, experts predict

Britain will soon have a generation of “pensioner landlords”, experts have predicted after official figures showed a rising number of people believe buying property is the best way to save for retirement.

A major study of 20,000 households suggested a steadily increasing proportion of savers plan to use buy-to-let houses as a way of funding their old age.

Experts said many buyers in their forties or fifties planned to live off the rental income in later years.

What We Think…

With the housing situation in the UK seemingly becoming beyond an entire generations affordability the term Generation rent was forged. It describes how that generation has been priced out of the market for property and are locked into an unforgiving and inflexible rental market .
It’s shocking to see how many websites there are out there that use the term Generation Rent to inform landlords and homeowners how best to exploit them.
That’s why we chose to launch Generation-rent.com, to give those who are trapped in this demoralising position a voice and a place to gain further insight into why this has happened to them.